GRE Word List

ELLIPTICAL

of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse

The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.

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WordMeaning
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
tricksterone who tricks: such as
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
predilectionan established preference for something
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
quenchput out
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data